Closing: 31st May 14 (postmarked)Prizes:
In each of the main categories (Short Stories, Poems) -
£5,000, £1,000, £500. There are also ten runners-up prizes of £50.
These are called ‘supplementary prizes’ to make you feel less like an
also-ran. The top four poems will be submitted to the Forward Prize. Prizes in the Flash
Fiction category are £1,000, £500, £250, plus three supplementary awards
of £25.The top 13 short stories will be entered for the National
Short Story Prize worth £15,000, and the Sunday
Times Short Story Award worth £30,000. There's also a prize for the highest placed piece from a writer in Dorset. All winners will be invited to an awards
ceremony on October 14th at the Bridport Open Book Festival.

Note: Entries must never have been published, self-published, published on any
website, blog or online forum, broadcast nor winning or placed (as in 2nd, 3rd,, runner up etc) in any other competition. EntryFees:Poems - £7. Short Stories - £8. Flash Fiction - £6